Dilli Jung Thapa
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Born1894[1]
Died1946[1]
EducationEngineering from Thomason College of Civil Engineering (IIT Roorkee)
ParentHarka Jung Thapa (Father)
Colonel, Kaji Dilli Jung Thapa | |
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| Born | 1894[1] |
| Died | 1946[1] |
| Education | Engineering from Thomason College of Civil Engineering (IIT Roorkee) |
| Parent | Harka Jung Thapa (Father) |
| Engineering career | |
| Employer | Nepalese Army |
| Projects | Churia tunnel, Chandra canal, Kathmandu-Hetauda Ropeway[2] |
| Significant design | Urban planning of Rajbiraj[3] |
Dilli Jung Thapa (1894–1946) was a chief engineer and colonel of Nepalese Army.[1][4] He was the son of colonel Harka Jung Thapa and grandson of governor (Badahakim) of eastern Nepal colonel Gajraj Singh Thapa, he was the chief designer of Nepal's first highway tunnel carved through the inner terai between Hetauda and Amlekhganj.[5]